Alaskan Cruise Signal, Deban and I headed out on an Alaskan Cruise starting in Seattle, WA with stops in Juneau, Ketchikan, Sitka and Victoria, BC. Here are some photos of our travels.
June 12, 2017
Sunburst Falls and Graveyard Fields My sister Alice aided and abetted me in playing hooky from the Monday afternoon session of Annual Conference. She had invited me to hike with her and sister Mary Lou on Tuesday (my birthday) but it was going to be a full day of volunteering with the Rise Against Hunger …
June 10, 2017
Watauga River 9.13 miles 4:04 duration I am several days late writing this post after a busy week with Annual Conference. Every time I thought about starting to write it, something else more important surfaced. I finally have found time to start while watching over Aunt Sylvia through the night in the hospital. Prayers for …
June 9, 2017
Biking the Virginia Creeper Trail ~ Whitetop to Damascus 18.17 miles 5:02 duration Two geocaches found One DNF (Did Not Find a geocache) One beautiful waterfall This has been a very busy week in my office. My co-worker Amber, my boss Walter, and I have received, inspected, stored, loaded on the truck, delivered to Maryville, …
June 3, 2017
Clinch River 7.6 miles 5:49 duration 1 geocache found 3 geocaches hidden by LakeBum Today's float was on a new river for us, a stretch of the Clinch River in Scott County, VA. This trip was organized by Richard, the brother of LakeBum (Rob), who had been told about this stretch of river by a …
June 1, 2017
The Sluice 7.76 miles 2:30 duration A plan was hatched this week to hit The Sluice for a Thursday evening paddle. I happily accepted the opportunity to join in on the phone after a busy day in the office. Joining Huck and I for this float were Team Cache Cracker Jacks (Tom and Dori), BackWoods …
May 29, 2017
Watauga River 10.76 miles 4:39 duration 3 geocaches found (one FTF) 3 geocaches not logged for various reasons 1 geocache replaced Huck and I set off on a Memorial Day adventure with four geocaching friends and their boats. Our goal was to float the beautiful Watauga River in Carter County, Tennessee. Today's crew dubbed ourselves …
May 18, 2017
Sand Cave and White Rocks 9.56 miles 7:08 duration 2151 elevation gain 1 event cache logged 4 EarthCaches visited (previously logged) 2 milestones celebrated (2,000 caches found for me, 3,000 caches for Team CCJ) This special day began bright and early with me meeting friends in Kingsport at 6:45 am. Joining me for the ride …
May 14, 2017
The Sluice 7.74 miles 2:15 duration 1 cache found (FTF) 1 cache visited (previously found) 1 cache hidden by LakeBum Well, it has been a few weeks since I've posted anything. I've done plenty of wandering and pondering in the interim, but not with Huck or my hiking stick. I've mostly been traveling out of …
April 20, 2017
Great Smoky Mountains National Park 5.88 miles 4:43 duration 847 elevation gain Back in February, my sister Alice told me that she was planning three wildflower hikes in the Great Smoky Mountains this spring with her hiking group. The first was on a Thursday, the second on Good Friday, and the third today. Since I …